By Hannah R. Brefeld With the Supreme Court’s oral argument docket coming to an end, many are curious what the outcome will be for the “reverse racism” case heard this term: Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services,[1] where the plaintiff claims her employer discriminated against her because she was...
By Gregory Feit When a plaintiff wins a trademark infringement case against a corporation under the Lanham Act, can it seek the disgorgement of profits from a corporate affiliate that was not named as a defendant in the suit? In its February 26, 2025 decision in Dewberry Group, Inc. v....
Last Friday, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the United States Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old judicial deference doctrine known as “Chevron deference,” named after the 1984 Supreme Court ruling in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which instructed courts that they should defer to federal administrative agencies’ readings on...
By: Nafsika Karavida On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Court” or “SCOTUS”) handed down its decision in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi (“Amgen/Sanofi” or the “Amgen case”) [1] , a fairly notorious case among pharmaceutical companies and patent nerds. Amgen/Sanofi is about the so-called enablement...
By Gregory Feit Our firm previously reported on the passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) (codified at 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-02), which amended the Federal Arbitration Act. Broadly speaking, the EFAA prohibits the compulsory enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration agreements with...
The first gay pride march was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Over time, the one-day celebration has expanded to a month-long commemoration of LGBTQ+ pride, with various festivities scheduled throughout the entire month of June, now officially pride month....
“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”[1] These twenty-six words comprise Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act and have, since Congress’ 1996 enactment of the Act, provided internet companies with...
On Monday, June 21, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the NCAA in the case of “National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston,” entitling many elite student-athletes to additional scholarships and education-related compensations—a decision that honors the work of long-time RPJ client and friend Sonny Vaccaro. Mr. Vaccaro, most known for...
Supreme Court denies review for now, but will likely confront the issue at some point. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirming dismissal of a lesbian security guard’s Title VII discrimination claim based on her sexuality....